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Title: The English Balloon 1784
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A20140527000

	Title
	The English Balloon 1784

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a728b5b3-d7b5-4aa1-b161-b986b4ca8946

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Artist
	Paul Sandby

	Medium
	Print, Etching/Aquatint on Paper, Uncolored

	Dimensions
	Mat: 35.6 × 27.9cm (14 × 11 in.)

	Dimensions
	Unmatted: 23.8 × 16.8cm (9 3/8 × 6 5/8 in.)

	Physical Description
	Uncolored etching/aquatint of a satirical illustration of 'The English Balloon 1784,' followed by 7 stanzas of comic verse. It is a comment on the attempt of Allen Keegan to ascend from Lord Foley's Garden, Portland Place, London, September 29, 1784 in a balloon constructed by John Sheldon. When the balloon failed to lift, it was attacked and burned by the disappointed crowd. The illustration shows the balloon aloft above a crowd of people dancing on rooftops. The balloon is drawn as the head of a cartoonish man with large, donkey-like ears and a long, elf-like hat. 'The English Balloon 1784' is written on the brim of the hat. A figure is in the basket of the balloon, attempting to steer it with very large oars. Other prints in a similar style related to this event are credited to Paul Sandby.

	Credit Line
	Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

	Inventory Number
	A20140527000

	Type
	ART-Prints, Original

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